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abduction
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movement away from the midline of the body
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actin
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the contractile protein that makes up thin myofilaments in muscle fibers
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adduction
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movement toward the midline of the body
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afferent
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conveying impuulses from the body toward the brain of spinal cord
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afferent arteriole
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a blood vessel in the kidney that breaks up into the glomerulus
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allogenic transplant
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transplant involving tissue from another person (who is not a twin)
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alveoli
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air sacs in the lungs
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amphiarthortic joint
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slightly movable joint that does not contain a joint cavity
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anabolic
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having to do with teh constructive part of metabolism; opposite of catabolic
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anatomical position
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position of the body universally used in anatomical descriptions in which the body is erect, facing the observer, with the head level and the eyes facing forward, the upper limbs at the sides, palms facing forward, feet on teh floor, facing forward
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anatomy
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the structure or the study of the structure of the body and the relation of the body's parts to one another
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anerysm
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a blood-filled dialation resulting from disease or weakness of the vessel wall
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aqueous humor
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watery fluid that fills the anterior of the eye
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articulating
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refers to a point of contact b/w bones, cartilage
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artioventicular (AV) conduction system
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the system of specialized muscle tissue that generates an distributes electrical impulses that stimulate cardia muscle fibers to contract
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autologous transplant
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a transplant involving tissue from teh same individual or a twin
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autonomic nervous system
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visceral motor neurons, both sympathetic and parasympathetic, that transmit nerve impulses from teh central nervous system to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, an glands
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AV (artioventiccular) node
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the part of the conduction system of the heart comprised of a compact mass of conducting cells located near the orifice of the coronary sinus in the right atrial wall
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axon
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the usually single, long process of a nerve cell that carries a nerve impulse away from the cell body
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baroreceptor
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a nerve cell capable of responding to changes in blood, air, or fluid pressure
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